Stockwell Day says Leslyn Lewis will expand party, can go ‘toe to toe’ with Trudeau unlike any other candidate

Stockwell Day, the former leader of the Canadian Alliance and Harper-era cabinet minister, says there is 'majority support' for Leslyn Lewis' position on banning forced and sex-selective abortions. But advocates on both sides of the issue view her candidacy as the first step toward a full ban on abortions.

Conservative MP and leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis and former Harper-era cabinet minister Stockwell Day. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Jake Wright

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BY STUART BENSON

June 30, 2022

Of all of the candidates vying for the position of leader of the Conservative Party, Stockwell Day says only Leslyn Lewis can expand the party and go “toe to toe” with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unlike any other in the race. [caption id="attachment_37...

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